Exhibit vs Brandish - What's the difference?
exhibit | brandish |
To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
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To demonstrate.
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, title= (legal) To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence.
To put on a public display.
(medicine) To administer as a remedy.
An instance of .
That which is .
A public showing; an exhibition.
(legal) An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.
To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
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To bear something with ostentatious show.
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The act of flourishing or waving.
In transitive terms the difference between exhibit and brandish
is that exhibit is to demonstrate while brandish is to bear something with ostentatious show.exhibit
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Verb
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Synonyms
* display, show, show off * (demonstrate) demonstrate, show * (present for inspection)Noun
(en noun)- The museum's new exhibit is drawing quite a crowd.
- Exhibit A is this photograph of the corpse.
Synonyms
* (instance of exhibiting) showing * (public showing) exhibition, exposition, showExternal links
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English
Verb
(es)- He brandished his sword at the pirates.
- the quivering lance which he brandished bright
- to brandish syllogisms
- It sets the stage for cutting corners in our principles just so we can brandish a perceived badge of stature.